Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

Cliffs surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period, SSE swell with 28 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cliffs this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Cliffs in the next 16 days are 0.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 9th Oct)0.5ft (0.2m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cliffs over the next 16 days.


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